What does ocultar mean?
ocultar means to hide, to conceal in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to obscure; to hide.
Spanish verb guide
Ocultar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn ocultar, meaning to hide, to conceal, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: ocultandoparticiple: ocultado
Principal forms of ocultar
- Infinitive
- ocultar
- Gerund
- ocultando
- Past participle
- ocultado
Ocultar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | oculto | oculté | ocultaba | ocultaré |
| tú | ocultas | ocultaste | ocultabas | ocultarás |
| él / ella / usted | oculta | ocultó | ocultaba | ocultará |
| nosotros/as | ocultamos | ocultamos | ocultábamos | ocultaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | ocultan | ocultaron | ocultaban | ocultarán |
Pattern notes
- Ocultar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with ocultar
Se ocultó en un edificio abandonado.He hid in an abandoned building.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom le ocultó su ira a Mary.Tom concealed his anger from Mary.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom deber estar ocultando algo.Tom must be hiding something.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate ocultar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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